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The console accessories market has always been pretty healthy in the UK, but last week’s Ukie Consumer Spend Valuation report showed it took a hit in 2016, with sales in the Peripherals and Accessories category down 16.6 per cent year-on-year. However, this drop can traced to a number of factors. …
Read More »New Xbox One features rollout, Windows 10 Creators Update gets a release date
It's April 11.
Read More »Square Enix Collective on crowdfunding and Kickstarter suspension: We didn’t want to ‘risk being spread too thin’
When publisher Square Enix launched its indie game pitching program, the Square Enix Collective, back in 2014, it did so with the aim of helping small teams get their games to market, whether it was raising awareness through its community of fans, running Kickstarter campaigns or providing support during a …
Read More »Ukie responds to the triggering of Article 50
Talent, access to markets, data security and EU funding are all specifically highlighted in Ukie's post.
Read More »iOS developers can now respond to user reviews
Apple has finally implemented the ability for developers of iOS apps to respond to reviews left on the App Store. This functionality has been available on Google Play since 2013, and can play a key role in letting the community know that their views are being listened to and acted …
Read More »Psyonix says Rocket League server performance is ‘unacceptable’
The developer of online smash hit Rocket League has apologised for the game’s recent connectivity problems. In regards to both backend issues, and game server performance, we agree that the server outages and recent lengthy matchmaking times are totally unacceptable,” CEO Dave Hagewood said. We sincerely apologize to all of …
Read More »Some Watch Dogs 2 Season Pass content set free
Ubisoft has announced that some of the Watch Dogs 2 content that was intended to be locked away behind a payment wall will in fact be offered to all owners for free. Team-based PvP mode Showdown was initially supposed to be part of the paid No Compromise expansion, but will …
Read More »UPDATE: No download required to play retail version of LEGO City Undercover
UPDATE:Warner Bros has since contacted MCV with the following statement: "Players who purchase LEGO City Undercover on Nintendo Switch at retail do not need to download the game to play. "The information is listed incorrectly on the packaging of LEGO City Undercover for Nintendo Switch. Players who purchase a physical …
Read More »We need to talk about Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass is the latest in a long line of services that have been branded ‘Netflix for Games’ – for better or worse. But with Microsoft and numerous heavyweight publishers behind it, Xbox Game Pass is the strongest contender yet. So why aren’t publishers keen to talk it up? …
Read More »Worldwide digital games revenues climb 4% in February
SuperData Research Worldwide Digital Games Revenue Report for February has shown a global year-on-year increase of four per cent for the sector. That represents total global digital game revenues of $7.83bn for the month. Mobile and console digital sales grew by nine and eight per cent respectively, offsetting declines in …
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